diff --git a/manpages/shorewall-accounting.xml b/manpages/shorewall-accounting.xml
index c713de662..eb0a2edfc 100644
--- a/manpages/shorewall-accounting.xml
+++ b/manpages/shorewall-accounting.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.2//EN"
-"http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.2/docbookx.dtd">
 <refentry>
   <refmeta>
     <refentrytitle>shorewall-accounting</refentrytitle>
@@ -327,4 +325,4 @@
     shorewall-tcclasses(5), shorewall-tcdevices(5), shorewall-tcrules(5),
     shorewall-tos(5), shorewall-tunnels(5), shorewall-zones(5)</para>
   </refsect1>
-</refentry>
\ No newline at end of file
+</refentry>
diff --git a/manpages/shorewall-actions.xml b/manpages/shorewall-actions.xml
index ff42fedf9..b716d9aee 100644
--- a/manpages/shorewall-actions.xml
+++ b/manpages/shorewall-actions.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.2//EN"
-"http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.2/docbookx.dtd">
 <refentry>
   <refmeta>
     <refentrytitle>shorewall-actions</refentrytitle>
diff --git a/manpages/shorewall-blacklist.xml b/manpages/shorewall-blacklist.xml
index 7a4e0e7bb..c144f256d 100644
--- a/manpages/shorewall-blacklist.xml
+++ b/manpages/shorewall-blacklist.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.2//EN"
-"http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.2/docbookx.dtd">
 <refentry>
   <refmeta>
     <refentrytitle>shorewall-blacklist</refentrytitle>
@@ -138,4 +136,4 @@
     shorewall-tcclasses(5), shorewall-tcdevices(5), shorewall-tcrules(5),
     shorewall-tos(5), shorewall-tunnels(5), shorewall-zones(5)</para>
   </refsect1>
-</refentry>
\ No newline at end of file
+</refentry>